About Drew Meyers

Founder of GEM Diamond. Zillow Alum. Real estate tech geek. Travel addict & former co-founder of Horizon. Social entrepreneurship advocate. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Real Estate Tech // Geek Estate Meet-up July 18th in San Francisco

Real Estate Tech // Geek Estate Meet-up July 18th in San Francisco

We’re continuing to bring real estate tech innovators together in person with another San Francisco happy hour mixer (we did one in February & another in May). I’m making the trip down to the Bay Thursday morning for the event, and Andrew Flachner from RealScout and Guy Gal…

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An Inside Peek at 365 New Orleans

An Inside Peek at 365 New Orleans

Today we are speaking with Leslie Heindel, the woman behind 365 New Orleans and Be New Orleans! 1. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Leslie Heindel. I’m a 5th generation New Orleanian and have been a REALTOR since 2014. My niche…

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Calling all Women Real Estate Tech Founders

Calling all Women Real Estate Tech Founders

I’m seeking women founders of real estate tech companies. If you know anyone I should be speaking with, please shoot me a note at drew at geekestatelabs dot com. Any and all help in this effort is greatly appreciated.

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Requiring Employers to Assist Employees with Housing Would Unleash Innovation

Requiring Employers to Assist Employees with Housing Would Unleash Innovation

[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for 165+ Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample of one of the…

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General AI Will Not Come in Our Lifetimes

General AI Will Not Come in Our Lifetimes

I guess I’m not the only one who thinks AI is a bunch of bullsh*t. Naval Ravikant talks about the topic in his interview with Joe Rogan (embedded below). “We are nowhere near close to general AI. Not in our lifetimes. It’s so overblown.” “People…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founders: Alex Allison and Dustin Abney from D. Alexander

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founders: Alex Allison and Dustin Abney from D. Alexander

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Alex Allison and Dustin Abney from D Alexander, a short-term rental real estate fund that is creating a new asset class. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? We’re Alex…

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Geek Estate Labs is Open for Business

Geek Estate Labs is Open for Business

When people ask what I do, I generally say “real estate technology consulting.” However, if you consider real estate tech to be anything that relates to buying, selling, renting, or home ownership…well, that could mean virtually anything. The new Geek Estate Labs landing page is…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Mike Simonsen from Altos Research

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Mike Simonsen from Altos Research

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Mike Simonsen from Altos Research. He’s a longtime friend of mine from the RE.net / real estate blogosphere that I spent many a REBarCamp hanging out with. There’s few, if anyone, who knows more…

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Real Estate Tech // Geek Estate Meet-up May 9th in San Francisco

Real Estate Tech // Geek Estate Meet-up May 9th in San Francisco

We’re continuing to bring real estate tech innovators together in person with another San Francisco happy hour mixer (we did one in February)….two days from today. I know, I know…late notice. While a big part of the goal is bringing existing members of the Geek Estate…

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April Monthly Radar

April Monthly Radar

[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Radar for Geek Estate Mastermind members with a range of curated links and analysis/commentary that comes out every Friday morning along with member news to peruse. This is a summary for the month of April.] Mastermind Summary April was full of…

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